Citing sources for case reports

[mrmandrake]

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Hey guys,

I have a quick (maybe stupid) question about how sources are cited in case reports. I've read a few and sometimes I can't tell where cites begin. For example:

Pheochromocytoma, in which symptoms are not very specific and hypertension is present in only half of patients, remains rare; it occurs in 0.1% to 0.9% of hypertensive individuals.(1) Pheochromocytoma has no race predilection, occurs with equal incidence in men and women,and commonly occurs in adults aged 20 to 40. Its clinical presentation includes headache, palpitations and diaphoresis that can lead to an episodic hypertensive crisis due to increased catecholamine production. Other associated symptoms include pallor, nausea, tremor, trembling, fatigue, anxiety, pain, and flushing.(5)

So my question here is how do I know where the (5) cite begins? Is it at the:

1) "Pheochromocytoma has no race predilection ... "
2) "Other associated symptoms ... "
3) Somewhere else?

Thanks!

 

[Mr hawkings]

Hey guys,

I have a quick (maybe stupid) question about how sources are cited in case reports. I've read a few and sometimes I can't tell where cites begin. For example:



So my question here is how do I know where the (5) cite begins? Is it at the:

1) "Pheochromocytoma has no race predilection ... "
2) "Other associated symptoms ... "
3) Somewhere else?

Thanks!

I wuld guess (2) but it could be (1) and include that whole paragraph as well. Only way to know for sure is to go read the cited paper. Though in my experience, they dont cite things for more than one sentence. What i've seen people doing is to cite the same article twice; once after the first sentence and a second time after the second.

 

[mmmcdowe]

nm

 

[mrmandrake]

Bump? Surely someone must know the answer to this 🙂